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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Hill and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Mountain Hill:
- 39.559281, -76.018003
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Mountain Hill
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Mountain Hill is near Harford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Mountain Hill
Communities Also Named Mountain Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Mountain Hill.
Within Maryland, the name Mountain Hill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Harris County
- This Mountain Hill is located in Harris County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountain Hill that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Mountain Hill.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Mountain Hill is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountain Hill that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Mountain Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Hill ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Carpenter Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
- Chestnut Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
- Craigtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Craigtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
- Elk Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Grace Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
- Joy Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
- Leslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Manor Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Meadowvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowvale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Misty Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Perry Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Poplar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Port Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prestige Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Red Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Timberbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook
- Town Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Town Commons is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Commons
How Far From Mountain Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mountain Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Hill and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Hill to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mountain Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5593, Longitude: -76.0180 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.805 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.021 degrees. |
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